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Chicago's ban on plastic bags starts to take effect at many big stores Saturday, but an alderman who helped craft the law already is talking about changing it in order to thwart a few large retail chains that he says are trying to skirt the new rules.

Metra officials on Wednesday defended the agency's plans to introduce a smartphone app that will allow customers to buy and display tickets on their phones using a Ventra account or a credit or debit card.

Metra plans to roll out a smartphone app this fall that makes the phone a virtual ticket for customers, but some Chicagoans and legislators are concerned that certain riders will get left behind by technology.

I have a confession. If you’re a cyclist, you are probably not going to like it. I hate the Dearborn bike lane. In case you’ve been living under a rock, the Dearborn bike lane is a two-way, protected bike lane that runs along Dearborn Street, which is a one-way, northbound street in the Loop and...